A militant was killed while a policeman was injured in an encounter at Khagund Verinag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. A top police officer told GNS that on a specific information police went to pick up an OGW. As soon as police party approached towards suspected spot, the hiding militant fired upon […]
National Conference president and MP from Srinagar Lok Sabha Segment Dr Farooq Abdullah on stand distanced himself from the Peoples Democratic Party’s demand for resignation of Lieutenant Governer Manoj Sinha over civilian killings in Kashmir valley, saying they have no stand over the demand made by his ally. Days after the PDP demanded resignation of […]
Airfares to J&K expected to stabilize SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, decided to reduce the Sales Tax on Aviation Turbine Fuel to one per cent. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, […]
ANANTNAG, OCTOBER 10: As part of Central Government’s Public Outreach Programme, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr. L. Murugan today visited Trout Fish Farming Project Kokernag. During his visit, the Minister inspected the rearing units, machinery and other facilities available at the farm besides interacting with […]
Jammu: Two persons were killed and nine others injured in two separate road accidents in Udhampur district of Jammu, officials said on Sunday. They said driver of a tempo died and nine passengers onboard it were injured after the vehicle collided in a truck (tralla) on Dhar road at Gole Mela, Udhampur. All of them […]
Body of a 35-year-old man was recovered at Harnabal Padshahi bagh in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday. Reports reaching GNS said that body was spotted by some passersby and they immediately informed concerned police station which took the body into custody. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Maqbool Khan (35) son of Abdul […]
Jammu: In a major setback to National Conference, its Jammu face and former MLA Nagrota Devinder Singh Rana resigned from basic membership of the party on Sunday. Sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer(KNO) that Rana resigned from basic membership of the party today. According to sources, former MLA Surjeet Singh Salathia, another prominent Jammu face […]
A 16-year-old girl has died after hit by a train in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday evening. Reports reaching GNS said that the girl, Shakeela Akther (16) of Poonch, died on spot after hit by the train in the area falling between Budgam and Nowgam stations at around 18:10 hours. A police official confirmed […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 82 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. 13 among these cases were reported from Jammu Division and 69 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 330434. There was no death due to the virus. […]
SHOPIAN, OCTOBER 09: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. L. Murugan today visited Shopian district as part of the Union Government’s ongoing Public Outreach Programme. The Minister e- inaugurated Health Institution Turkawangam, which has come up at an estimated cost of Rs 260 lakh, e-inaugurated 7 […]